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A. S. & S. A. FRIDLPH.

WASHING MACHINE.

(Application med .my 12, 1899.)

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A. S. S. A. FRIDDLPH.

WASHING MACHINE.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE'.

ANNA SOPHIA ERIDOLPH AND SAMUEL AUGUST ERIDOLPH, on VILLISOA, IOWA,ASSIGNORS OE ONE-THIRD To PE'rEE D. MINIOK, OE SAME PLACE.

WASHlNGi-MACHINEI ...A w s SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 659,223, dated October 9, Application filed July 12, 1899. SerialNo. 723,594. tNo model.)

To @ZZ whom, t Wwf/y concern:

Be it known that we, ANNA SOPHIA FRI- DOLPH and SAMUEL AUGUST FRIDOLPH,of Villisca, in the county of Montgomery and State of Iowa, havelinvented a new and Improved Washing-Machine, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The purposeof the invention is to improve upon the construction of thatclass of wash- 1o ing-machines which are operated by a crank orreciprocating handle and to so construct the machine that it may beworked while the operator stands erect and so thatwhen the tub of themachine is placed upon a stove it will be held from shifting, enablingthe machine to be used while over the lire.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinati'on of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan viewof the improved machine. Fig. 2 is asideelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical central section takenpractically on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section through aportion of the tub and a portion of the basket introduced into the tuband likewise a section through a portion of the cover for the tub. Fig.5 is a perspective view of a portion of the outside of the tub,illustrating the means provided for supporting a wringer and a tray.Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the agitator. y Fig. 7 is a plan view ofthe basket,`the upper partial cover being shown in dotted lines only.Fig. 8 is adetail perspective view of the tray adapted to be used inconnection with the wringer, and Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view ofthe han-l dle designed to be attached to the gearing of the machine. y

The tub A is preferably made of metal and is ofcylindrical contour. Uponthe outersurface of said tub near the top downwardly-inclinedsleeve-brackets 10 are secured, and each sleeve-bracket is adapted toreceive a wedge-shaped block 11, the blocks extending above the upperedge of the tub, as'shown in Fig. 5, and these blocks are adaptedtoreceive the legs or the fastening devices of the wringer,the blocksbeing secu red in the sleeve or socket brackets by means of bolts 12 ortheir equivalents. Sockets 13 are located on the exterior of the tub atthe opposing faces of the said brackets 10, as is also shown in Fig 5,and these sockets 13 are adapted to receive hooks 14, attached to aperforated or reticulated tray 15, which tray is designed to receive theclothes after they'have been passed through the Wringer, holding saidclothes in position for further manipulation.

The tub or body of the machine is adapted to be placed on the top of astove or range of any size for the purpose of heating the Water in themachine. In fact, the machine is usually operated upon a stove or range.

Slotted plates 16, representing segments of an ordinary stove-lid,areadj ustably'attached by bolts or like devices to the bottom of the tub Aat opposite sides, and these plates 16 are adapted to enter the openingsof a stove, replacing thelids, and serve to hold the tub and the entiremachine from having lateral movement or shifting from the position on astove in which it is placed. It may here be remarked that the tub A isquite large, and therefore covers a large surface of the stove, and as aconsequence the water that may be placed in the tub will become'quicklyheated.

A basketB is adapted to'be fitted into-the tub A. This basket consistsof a bottom anguiar or L-shaped band 17, an upper inverted-U-shaped band18, and straps 19, that extend from the upper band 18 to and below thelower band 17, atA which point the straps are bent upon themselves,forming rectangular legs 20, as shown particularly in Fig. 3,which legsare adapted to rest upon the bottom o f the tub whenthe basket isinpositiontherein. The basket is completed by securing tothe horizontalmember of the lower band 17 a Slat-bottom 21 and providing slats orslotted staves 22 for the sides of the basket, the lower portions of theslats or slotted staves 22 being l made to bear, preferably, partiallyon the bottom slats 21 and partially on the bottom band,

, while the upper ends of the said slats or slotted staves 22 are madeto enter the upper inverted- U shaped band 18, being clenched or securedtherein in any suitable or approved manner.

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In order that the basket B shall not shift when placed in the tub A, thebasket is provided at its exterior with a vertical'groove 23, (shown inFig. 7,) which groove receives a rib 24, formed upon the inner face ofthe tub, as illustrated in Fig. 4. A partial or segmental cover 25 islocated at the top of the basket B at that portion which is presented tothe blocks 11, adapted to receive the wringer. rIhe bands 17 and 18 ofthe basket, together with the partial cover 25, are usually made ofmetal, while the bottom and sides of the basketare of wood. The basketis usually provided with a handle 26 uponits innersurface,which handle,together' with the partial cover 25, enables the basket to be readilyplaced in position.

It will be observed that a space intel-venes between the bottom of thebasket B and the bottom of the tub A and that the -dirt washed from theclothes by the agitator C, to be hereinafter described, will siftthroughthe sides and bottom of the basketand find lodgment in this space belowthe basket. An opening 28 is made in one side of the tub, protected by ahousing 29, also having an opening therein normally closed 'by asuitable plug 30, and the water in the basket and tub and the sedimentin the bottom of the tub Will [ind a ready exit through the opening 28and the opening in the housing when the plug 30 is removed. This housingis provided in order that asnitable receptacle may be readily placed toreceive the discharge from the machine.

A cover 3l is provided for the tub. rllhis cover is segmental and restsupon the partial cover 25 of the basket and otherwise Iits close to theinner surface of the tub, resting upon the upper edge of the basket, asshown in Figs. l and 3. The cover 3l supports an agitator C. Thisagitator preferably consists of a suitable top 32, having cross-bars 33secured to its under face,the cross bars being arranged to interlock attheir centers, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6, and the ends 34 of thecross-bars are beveled downwardly and inwardly, and at each end of saidcross-bars a linger 35 is secured, the fingers being at an acute angleto a perpendicular line drawn through the said agitator.

A stem or shank 36, polygonal in cross-section and usually square, issecured to the upper face ofthe agitator, and this stem or shank 3G ispassed up through anopening in the cover 3l of the tub and is capable ofend movement in said top or cover, so that the b'ody portion of theagitator may accommodate itself to the bulk of clothescontained in thebasket B. A pinion 37 is mounted on the upper portion of the shank 36;but the shank has end movement in said pinion, and a frame D is securedto the cover, being at an elevation therefrom, and this frame extendsover the pinion 37, as shown in Fig. 1. The frame consists of suitablebars 38 in skeleton arrangement, and where the various .bars connect atthe reduced )ortion of the frame a horizontal extension 39 is provided,and the pinion 37 is located just below the frame where the extension 39connects therewith, the shank 36 being carried up through the said frameD and provided at its upper end with a keeper-pin 40 or an equivalentdevice, that will prevent the shank from droppingentirelythroughtheframe. TheframeD,which may be called a gear frame orhousing, is supported at its corners by suitable studs 41, and a bottombar 42 extends from the stud at the extension 39 to the central portionof the wider part of the frame D, as shown in Fig. 3. The teeth of ahorizont-al segmental gear 43 engage with the teeth of the pinion 37, asshown in both Figs. l and 3, and the hub 44 of this'gear 43 is journaled partially in the frame D and in the bottom bar 42, as isparticularly shown in Fig. 3. At the cutawayportionot the segmental gear43 a Web 45 is formed, and upon this web ribs 46 are constructed, whichribs receive between them the inner endot a handle 47, which handle issecured to the said web, and the handle is provided at its outerextremity with a handpin 48. Suitable handles 48a are provided for thetub, and usually a knob 4S) is located on the'cover 31 in order that itmay be conveniently manipulated. The cover is braced bymeans ofsuitable'batteus 50, located'upon its under face, and a hook 5l islikewise secured upon the under face of the cover 31, adapted to engagewith the rim'of the tub A when thecover is removed from the tub, so

`that the cover may be always conveniently at hand.

The device is exceedingly simple. It is durable and=economic, may beconveniently operated, and, asstated, the entire operation of washingand wringing may be conducted on the stove or other heating agentemployed.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a Washing-machine, a tub provided withadjustable plates upon its under face, adapted to hold the tub againstlateral movement when placed upon stoves irrespective ofthe size ofthestove.

2. In a washing-machine, a tub adapted to be placed upon a stove, platesadjustably se cured upon the bottom of the said tub,adapted to enter theopenings in the stove and preservethe tub against lateral movement, anagitating device located within the said tub, and means for impartingrotary reciprocating movement to the said agitating device, as and forthe purpose specified.

ANNA SOPHIA FRIDOLPH. SAMUEL AUGUST FRlDOLPI'I. Witnesses.:

EDGAR E. DAVIS, G. H. PULVER.

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